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Astronomy => Alerts! Questions? Discussions... => Topic started by: Ian on Apr 14, 2003, 23:53:00

Title: It might be a while before modified webcams catch up with th
Post by: Ian on Apr 14, 2003, 23:53:00
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2936235.stm
Title: It might be a while before modified webcams catch up with th
Post by: Mike on Apr 15, 2003, 03:13:00
My god !!! Look at the size of THAT CCD !!! That must have been a webcam the size of a wheelie bin !!
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Post by: Delphine on Apr 16, 2003, 01:44:00
So that's why they have recently been finding loads of new satellites around Jupiter - I was wondering how they had suddenly been able to see them.
Title: It might be a while before modified webcams catch up with th
Post by: Delphine on Apr 16, 2003, 23:06:00
This site might be of interest.  It gives details of moons/rocks discovered around Jupiter since Feb 2003.  Presumably using the camera mentioned above
http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/~sheppard/satellites/jup2003.html
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